GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
dissensiondisagreement
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
retractto draw back or in
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn